Henry pleads guilty to second-degree murder

A 25-year-old Helena man has pled guilty to second-degree murder in the Aug. 24, 2011 shooting death of a 19-year-old construction worker according to Phillips County Circuit Court records.

Randy Hogan

A 25-year-old Helena man has pled guilty to second-degree murder in the Aug. 24, 2011 shooting death of a 19-year-old construction worker according to Phillips County Circuit Court records.
Omar Henry was sentenced to 30 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections with credit for time served. The charge against Henry was amended from an original charge of first-degree murder.
Jerry Henry, also of Helena, was shot while cutting grass the Haynes Construction Co. He was transported to The Med in Memphis where he died nine days later on Sept. 2, 2011.
According to the initial police investigation, Omar Henry shot Jerry Henry with an assault weapon. On Friday, Sept. 23, 2012 Helena-West Helena Police Chief Uless Wallace reported that H-WHPD officers recovered the possible weapon used in the shooting – an SKS 7.62 assault rifle.
Haynes Construction Co. reported they had hired Jerry Henry just two weeks prior to the shooting incident. Company officials described Jerry Henry as a “young man trying to make it.”
Omar Henry entered his plea on Monday. Second degree murder is a Class A felony.

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